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: a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
also
: a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design
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Carolina Adventure World—which also has over 120 miles of ATV, UTV, and dirt bike trails—offers a yurt and several styles of cabins for rent.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The 60-year-old textile artisan is sitting cross-legged on the floor of a felted yurt on a sweltering 90-degree June day just outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
Detectives say the family had been living off-grid in a rural campsite near Concho, Arizona, in a yurt without electricity or running water since relocating from Phoenix earlier in July.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
One shopper lived in the yurt for three months and claimed that while the outside temperature was in the teens, the inside of the yurt was more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit with the help of a wood stove.
—Rylee Johnston, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The 60-year-old textile artisan is sitting cross-legged on the floor of a felted yurt on a sweltering 90-degree June day just outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
Detectives say the family had been living off-grid in a rural campsite near Concho, Arizona, in a yurt without electricity or running water since relocating from Phoenix earlier in July.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
One shopper lived in the yurt for three months and claimed that while the outside temperature was in the teens, the inside of the yurt was more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit with the help of a wood stove.
—Rylee Johnston, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Yurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yurt. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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yurt
noun
: a light round tent of skins or felt used by nomads in central Asia
Etymology
from Russian yurta "a domed tent, yurt"; of Turkish origin
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